Surely I'm not the only one who wants to hear the rest of this story. Come on, Frank, spill the beans.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice . . .
Otis, if you learned anything from this thread, I hope it's this: 1) Don't do anything potentially illegal to hide your collection or its true...
The good news: the blurry pic makes it hard to be certain, but it appears that might be a high grade example of an uncirculated 64d cent. The bad...
Trying to remember, but I can't think of any coin I regret buying. I'm sure it's due more to dumb luck than skill. You know, blind squirrels and...
Ah, I see. I don't have a formal sounding name for that part of my horde. I just call 'em coins I need to get rid of.
Can you explain "backup collection"? I've never heard that term before.
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Sorry to hear that. My ex, even though she knew I had a coin collection, never brought it up in settlement discussions. Good thing. Many of the...
I think the best you'd do on that is a low VF. But it's still a terrific coin to have in your collection and one you should definitely hold on to.
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I'm not a IHC guy so I don't know if the price is right, but otherwise they look OK. Did you bid on them? If so, did you win?
I was coming at this from the opposite direction. I can't think of many better ways to instill conservative, pay-as-you-go personal finance...
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Solid XF in my less-than-expert opinion. Nice coin. Keep it!
Which is really the best argument the OP has for putting the coin on layaway, particularly if it's coin that doesn't surface on the open market...
That was directed at micbraun. Seemed like maybe he didn't know how layaway works.
Have you ever made a layaway purchase? Do you know how it works?
Layaway is vastly different from a credit card. With a credit card you borrow someone else's money to make a purchase. With layaway, you save...
For a teenager on a student's budget it's a fine idea . . . as long as you do your homework and know you'll be getting the coin at a competitive...
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